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IMF debunks Ghana’s HIPC status

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has debunked claims that Ghana has been classified as a Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) based on data on its website. A statement by the IMF indicated that the recent update of Ghana’s debt-to-GDP ratio has NOT triggered any decision or action by the institution. …

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Ofori-Atta presents 2021 Q1 budget statement to Parliament today

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the government budget statement for the first quarter of the 2021 fiscal year to Parliament today, Wednesday, October 28. He is expected to announce key decisions including measures to resuscitate the economy following the coronavirus pandemic. In the event the governing party wins this year’s election, …

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Man stabs his father to death

A-29-year old man, who allegedly stabbed his 52-year-old father to death and injured his wife, on Saturday at Kotobabi in Accra, has been arrested by the police. The suspect, Samuel Ofosu, is in the custody of the police assisting in investigations. The body of the father, Kofi Ofosu, has been …

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Family demands justice for 13-yr old defiled girl

The family of a 13-yr old girl who was allegedly defiled at Agbo-to-me-korpe, a farming community and a suburb of Afife in the Ketu North Municipality has called on the court to ensure that justice is delivered for their daughter. The incident which occurred in June this year has forced …

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Man arrested for possessing pistol

A 36-year-old man, Kofi Klutse has been arrested for allegedly possessing a foreign pistol after he was realized to be a key suspect in a case under investigation by the Akatsi Police Command. The suspect, popularly known as ‘Wonderful Tiger’ was arrested at Tordzinu near Akatsi in the Volta region. …

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Two NDC activists remanded

The Kumasi Circuit Court has remanded two National Democratic Congress (NDC) activists and two others into police custody. Awudu Suley aka Scorpion and two others have been charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery. The three were arrested after the police raided the office building of Member of Parliament …

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GII, ACEP other CSOs sue Akufo-Addo

Nine Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have jointly sued President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Supreme Court for asking the Auditor General Daniel Demeleo to proceed on a 167-day accumulated leave. In a statement Monday, the CSOs said: “We had hoped that the President would reconsider his decision in light …

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HOT VIDEO: Kpone Chiefs & Akufo-Addo in hot exchange of words

Day one of President Akufo-Addo’s Greater Accra Regional tour on Sunday, October 25, 2020, took an interesting twist, as videos have emerged of a meeting at Kpone under the Katamanso Kpone District, which recorded high tempters and heated exchange of words. It was reported that, some of the chiefs and …

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Tight security at Shini after chieftaincy clashes

Security has been beefed up in the Northern Region town of Shini in the Tatale District following clashes between two faction in what is suspected to be a chieftaincy feud. Two people have received gunshots wounds and are currently receiving treatment at the hospital. According to the police four houses …

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7 confirmed dead after ghastly accident on Wenchi-Wa highway

A ghastly accident on the Wenchi-Wa highway road has claimed the lives of seven persons at New longoro on Monday October 26. It has been confirmed that the Mercedes Benz sprinter bus with registration number AS 7457-20 from Wa in the Upper West Region, was heading towards Kumasi with passengers …

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Ghana not back to HIPC – Oppong Nkrumah

Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has debunked claims that Ghana has once again been ranked in the category of Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC). According to him, the numerous publications making rounds on social media purporting that the country has returned to HIPC is false. Speaking at the Nation …

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Ama K Abebrese reacts to Wontumi’s comments about Mahama’s daughter

Ghanaian actress, Ama K. Abebrese, says it’s appalling for the Ashanti regional chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Bosiako a.k.a Chairman Wontumi, to make unpalatable comments about former President John Mahama’s daughter. According to Chairman Wontumi, who was speaking on his radio station, Mr Mahama should …

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New Longoro: 7 killed in ghastly Sprinter Benz bus accident

Seven(7) persons have been confirmed dead after a sprinter Benz bus was involved in a ghastly accident at New Longoro on the Wenchi-Wa highway on Monday night. MyNewsGh.com confirmed that the Mercedes Benz sprinter bus with registration number AS 7457-20 from Wa in the Upper West Region, was heading towards …

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Kevin Taylor suit: Court awards GH¢1million damages in favour of Gabby

An Accra High Court (Commercial Court 10), presided over by Justice Jennifer Abena Dadzie, has awarded damages of one million cedis against controversial social media commentator, Kelvin Taylor, for defamatory statements he made against the Senior Partner of Accra-based corporate law firm, Africa Legal Associates (ALA) and public figure Gabby …

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We’re on top of security – Police

The Ashanti Regional Police Command is assuring the general public that it is on top of the security situation in the region despite the public apprehension. The Ghana Police Service last week released a list of areas identified as hotspots. Over 4,000 of them nationwide, with the Ashanti Region topping …

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